Our Nourish Coaches recipe has been adapted from Alice Keppley recipe found in Simply in Season. The sweet potato is packed with nutrients, solves a sweet tooth craving, helps balance blood sugar issues and, according to Rebecca Wood in her book The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia is good for tonifying […]
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The other day, I was sitting in my home office and looked up at my bookshelf filled with dozens of books about health, wellness, nutrition, and eating theories. As I read their spines, titles I am all too familiar with, I had this thought: I bet if I were to […]
What goes in the soup: 1 medium onion, chopped 10 shiitake mushrooms 3 scallions chopped 2 handfuls baby spinach and/or 2-3 baby bok choy, chopped 7 oz firm organic tofu, cut into small squares 1 T toasted sesame oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 1- 2” piece fresh ginger, grated 4 […]
Over time, we’ve learned to grab temporary “band-aids” like pills, topical treatments, potions, caffeine, alcohol, working, shopping, social media, TV. These “band-aids” can continue to cover up what’s festering and the side effects often add to our suffering. Rip it off! Listen to our 40th Nourish Noshes podcast and let us […]
There is little more satisfying than making a salad from greens I grew in my garden. In the spring, I prepared the soil with compost I collected all year and then planted lettuce seeds. I’ve made probably 50 salads from harvesting the greens before they “bolted” in the last couple […]
Broccoli raab is one of my top three green vegetables. I think I could probably eat it every day for a month and still not get sick of it. Few things smell better to me than garlic simmering in butter. Many of my recipes start this way, some healthier than […]
-by Debbie Peterson Something I tell my clients over and over again but often forget to do myself is to be kind to myself. I suppose that goes to show how much easier said than done some things are. I have several reminders in places around my home and work […]
This was one of my recent posts on Facebook: Time spent meal planning on Sunday: 1 hour Time spent shopping for week’s meals: 1 hour Time spent thinking about timing and logistics for dinner: 45 mins Time spent cooking dinner: 1 hour Time spent cleaning up dinner: 20 minutes Time […]
Specifically: DRINK WATER … We all know we’re supposed to drink water. We all know we probably don’t drink enough. But, do you know exactly why you need to stay hydrated? It’s surprising what you may not know. For instance, dehydration fuels anxiety, reduces performance and creates hunger (among many […]
Disheartened, again, after seeing and reading about yet another group of refugees overcrowded on a boat to escape terrible, horrible, unthinkable conditions so much that they are willing to risk their lives and lives of their family for the chance of a better life. I can’t even imagine. And I […]
“Change Your Perspective to Change Your Life.”
creating moments to breath and grow The beauty of playing in the garden this morning: the sun warm on my shoulders, the air blowing just enough to keep me cool, the birds dipping into the silence with their song and the bees curious about me being in their territory. The task of pulling weeds: daunting and overwhelming at first […]